For Visitors

Visitors and children - even sweet little noisy ones, since there is no more wonderful sound than a child in church - are always welcome to participate with us in the Divine Service every Sunday morning at 10:15 am, as well as Wednesday evenings during the seasons of Advent and Lent.

As you prepare to visit Our Savior for the first time, there are perhaps a few things you would like to know. Feel free to sign the attendance book located in the pew rack and indicate if you would like Pastor Reimche to contact you and answer any questions you may have. Large print copies of the hymns, readings, and announcements are available in the narthex. Please let one of the ushers know if you would like a copy. Restrooms and changing tables are located at the west end of the fellowship hall.

A note about Holy Communion.At Our Savior Lutheran Church we celebrate the Lord's Supper every Sunday except for the fourth Sunday of the month. As part of our belief in the Lord's Supper, we follow the historic Lutheran practice of closed communion. This is
nothing new, nor a novel innovation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Rather, for many centuries, this has been the
universal practice of all of Christendom, and to this day, is still practiced
by the majority of the Christian Church. We observe closed communion to
protect people in body and soul from taking the Lord’s Supper to their judgment
and harm. (1 Corinthians 11:27-32)

We observe closed communion
because the Lord’s Supper is a public profession of our unity of faith. (1
Corinthians 10:16-17) Our practice is guided by our
love, care, and concern for people. We ask that if you are not a confirmed member of a congregation of the
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, that you do not commune until you have had a chance to visit with Pastor Reimche. Please know that this ancient practice is in no way any kind of judgment on you or your faith, and that we eagerly look forward to
having you at the Lord’s Table with us. Pastor Reimche sincerely invites you to visit with him about
the joys of Holy Communion. He
will offer you instruction about our Lutheran faith and this sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper, so you will be ready to stand with us and partake of this
wonderful meal.

For a brief explanation of the practice of closed communion please read this short pamphlet or feel free to contact Pastor Reimche with any questions.